First circular: Call for abstracts

The Organizing and Scientific Committee of CEST2019, invites you to participate in the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2019). The conference will be held in the island of Rhodes, Greece from 4 to 7 September 2019.

The conference is organized by the University of the Aegean (Greece) together with the South Aegean Region and is supported by the University of Salerno (Italy) and the Imperial College London (UK). The main organizer is the multi-disciplinary Global NEST (Network of Environmental Science and Technology); an international scientific movement that has been successfully developing for the last 29 years with members from more than 60 countries. Global NEST is an international scientific movement focusing on innovative environmental issues.

CEST biennial series has become one of the worldwide leading environmental event gathering experts, scientists, entrepreneurs as well as representatives of public administration and social initiatives presenting state-of-the-art research and addressing emerging environmental issues. The previous event, CEST2017, was the most successful event since the series was initially launched in 1989, with 460 participants from 75 countries originating from 6 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Australia). The programme included 415 oral and 253 poster presentations from 25 unique research areas. Participants also benefited from the interaction with 15 distinguished scientists that were invited and delivered keynote and plenary talks.

CEST2019, coincides with the celebration of the 30 years anniversary (1989-2019) of CEST series and we are aiming to make it a memorable event.

During CEST2019 you will have the opportunity to:

• present and discuss your research with scientists from around the world
• attend presentations covering all the latest trends and innovations in the field of environmental science and technology
• meet with our prestigious invited speakers (to be announced)
• expand your network
• enjoy the island of Rhodes, one of the most famous Greek touristic attractions!

Conference language

The official language of CEST2019 is English.

Conference thematic areas and topics

The following is a selection of thematic areas and topics for which the Programme Committee is particularly seeking contributions. However, contributions for any topic in the field of Environmental Science and Technology will be considered. Special sessions relevant to the topics will be organized in the framework of CEST2019.

1. WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE

• Water treatment
• Wastewater treatment
• Advanced Oxidation Processes
• Water and wastewater reuse
• Desalination

2. HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

• Marine environment and coastal management
• Water management in arid communities/places
• Wetlands Protection and Restoration

3. WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Solid waste management
• Food waste
• Hazardous waste management
• Biowaste
• Microplastics in the marine environment
• Electric and electronic waste

4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICIES

• Spatial environmental planning
• Environmental impacts of tourism
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation

5.  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

• Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
• Environmental odour, monitoring and control
• Air pollution
• Emerging pollutants
• Heavy metals in the environment

6.  ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT

• Lakes, rivers, estuaries and ecosystem health
• Agroforestry and the environment

7. ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

• Environmental data analysis and modelling
• Energy technologies and sustainability
• Life cycle analysis (LCA)
• Water-Energy-Food NEXUS and resource recovery

8. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• Biomonitoring
• Urban environment and health
• Pollution control and contaminated sites
• Drinking water safety
• Antibiotic resistance

9. INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

• Green chemistry
• Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
• Environmental applications of nanomaterials

CEST Proceedings and publication of papers

All the papers that are selected for either oral or poster presentation undergo a review process. As a result of the improving quality of the papers in previous conferences, their proceedings have been included in databases, such as Science Citation Index (ISI) and SRCosmos. Since 2015, the papers that are presented in CEST, are submitted to cooperating journals for review and publication in special issues.

The papers presented in CEST2019, will be submitted in the cooperating journals for inclusion in special issues after the normal peer review process of the journals. In most cases, the authors will be notified on the submission process after the acceptance of their paper (prior to the conference).

Calendar of main events

• August 1, 2018: Abstract submission launching
• December 12, 2018: Abstract submission deadline
• May 8, 2019: Full paper submission deadline
• June 5, 2019 (UN World Environment Day): Early-bird registration deadline
• September 4-7, 2019: CEST2019